Starting your own business is certainly quite the endeavor, and consequently, there are many things to consider when launching your own company. Of course, the biggest thing to determine is what your business will be and do. After that, especially if you’re starting your first business, you may not be aware of some of the challenges you are likely to face. As overwhelming as starting a business can be, however, there are ways to prepare. To help, 14 Forbes Coaches Council experts share common entrepreneurial challenges and their top solutions for overcoming them. Here’s what they had to say here.

People like to create two categories for business owners: entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs. I have never understood why the two have to be separated. Haven’t we reached the point in our society where we’ve stopped delineating between the capabilities of each gender? (Watch the videos in the Always’ #LikeAGirl campaign for tear-jerking examples.) Can’t we just focus on the subject of entrepreneurship without breaking it down further? Read more.